Doyle Hayes Brown, MD

January 11, 1944 — February 15, 2016

Dr. Doyle H Brown passed away peacefully at home in Moses Lake, Wash. on Feb. 15, 2016 after a year long struggle with mesothelioma. He was 72 years of age.

Doyle was born in Ontario, Ore. Jan. 11, 1944 to Daniel K. and Ruby H. Brown. He was the youngest of six boys and spent his childhood in Vale and Ontario, Ore. After high school he attended Brigham Young University and then in 1963 he served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Southern Far East Mission. His assignment had him living in many different cities in Taiwan for two and a half years. His love for the Chinese people was carried throughout his life.

Upon his return from his mission he finished his degree at BYU and graduated in Chinese language with a minor in Zoology. He applied and was accepted to the University of Oregon Medical School in Portland, Ore. where he studied for four years. During this time, he met and married Jeanne M. Joberg. They spent almost 44 years together raising their eight children. Doyle practiced Orthopedic Surgery in Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington, Arizona and California during his 40-year career as a physician.

Doyle had many interests and was always learning. He was active and faithful in his religious convictions as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (Mormon) He served two additional missions with his wife in Japan, South Korea and New Zealand. He loved to fly and for the past 40 years has had a private pilot’s license and has owned his own plane for the past 30 years. History, politics, geology, classical music and language were some of the things he loved outside of the field of medicine. He enjoyed traveling and has stood on the Great Wall of China, explored England and France and visited Mexico, Guatemala, South Africa, Madagascar and the Philippines. Every culture held fascination for his inquisitive mind.

He was generous and kind-hearted and always prepared with a humorous turn of phrase. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him!

He is survived by his wife Jeanne and children; Ariel (Larsen), Daniel, Ammon, Haven (Villarreal), Noble, Micah and Autumn Brown, as well as 13 grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his eldest brother, Elbert Brown, and his son Kelsey, who was killed in a skiing accident in May 2006.

Viewing will be held and family will greet guests from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016 at Kayser’s Chapel of Memories. Dr. Brown’s funeral will be held on Feb. 19, 2016 at 11 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1849 East Nelson Road, Moses Lake. His interment will follow at the Pioneer Memorial Gardens cemetery in Moses Lake. Please sign the online guestbook or leave a note for the family at www.kayserschapel.com. Arrangements are in care of Kayser’s Chapel & Crematory.

The family welcomes anyone wishing to pay their respects an hour prior to the service.

Many thanks to those who have offered their kindness and help, to Kayser’s Chapel of Memories, to the Hospice staff and to his many friends and family who gave freely their love and prayers in his behalf.